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Literature- Summarizing & Understanding Plot
By Crystal Dyer
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Question 1
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Which event in the story causes the speaker to rethink how she feels about trolls?
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The father troll frees the magic from the nixkeep’s sack.
The young troll cries after witnessing the nixkeep in action.
The father troll apologizes to the speaker for his son’s scaring her.
The young troll understands what the speaker says about her needle.
Question 2
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The nixkeep can cast very strong spells. Which sentence from the story BEST supports this conclusion?
A nixkeep can only visit a kingdom once in a thousand years, but if he does, he’ll strip it of stray magic.
The goblin muttered a word, and he crashed to the stones.
Pacing the bridge, the nixkeep started popping the stray magic into an empty sack.
While people in our village were arguing about who’d stolen the miller’s flour, the nixkeep was dumping it somewhere to nab more sacks!
Question 3
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Which statement would be necessary to include in a summary of the story?
A large flame-colored beetle crosses the speaker’s path.
The troll scowls as he shuts the door behind the speaker.
People in the village argue about who stole the miller’s flour.
The speaker frees the trapped magic with her trusty needle.